PSP and GNR to act in each other’s ‘territories’ through summer
Unprecedented agreement designed to help with high number of tourists, particularly for World Youth Day Portugal’s PSP and GNR police forces have signed “an unprecedented protocol” due to the number
Police prepare “creative and innovative protests without end” over summer
Actions scheduled for before and during World Youth Day week Portugal’s PSP police force is preparing “creative and innovative” forms of protest for before and during World Youth Day celebrations
PJ and Navy intercept yacht on high seas with “significant quantities of cocaine”
53-year-old skipper arrested PJ police, with support of the Portuguese Navy, have intercepted a yacht on the high seas, suspected of being used to transport large quantities of cocaine between
Top police officer warns of threat of fake news
Luís Neves, national director of Portugal’s criminal investigation police agency, the PJ, has warned today that we are living in complicated times of threat to the rule of law due
10,000 police bodycams to be acquired, in stages, till 2026
The move towards equipping Portuguese police with bodycams (portable cameras) is slowly inching forwards with the government’s ‘programme of acquisition’ having been presented to parliament yesterday. These bodycams will represent
Police gather in Lisbon to show ‘displeasure’ at lack of government response
Gathering called by Union of Police Professionals Police officers have gathered today in Lisbon at the Presidency of the Council of Ministers to demonstrate their “displeasure at the lack of
Green light for municipal police in Lagoa
The path is finally clear for the creation of a municipal police force in Lagoa after the project was approved during the special Council of Ministers held in Faro last
Police to be armed with pepper spray and tasers due rising tide of violence
PSP police are to be armed with pepper spray, tasers and other non-lethal forms of protection due to the rising number of incidents in which felons have used extreme violence
Police record 20% rise in Internet scamming in 2022
Portugal’s public security police (PSP) has received more than 36,000 complaints of computer and communications fraud over the past four years, with this type of crime having increased by 20%
Police chase woman driver 50kms: shots fired
GNR police in Barcelos (Braga district) were involved in a manic car chase over the weekend after a woman driver, later discovered to be suffering psychiatric problems, was clocked speeding